dulse
/dʌls/noun
dulse is spelled D-U-L-S-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dulse means “A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dulse is dulses.
How many letters and syllables are in dulse?
| Letters | 5: D-U-L-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dulse?
Dulse appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dulse?
- US /dʌls/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dulse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dulse?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dulse from its last stressed vowel (/ʌls/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dulse
- dulses plural
- dilisk
- dillisk
- dilsk
- dulce
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dulse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dulse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reddish brown seaweed that is eaten:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dulse, goémon à vache, algue à vache, rhodyménie palmé |
| German | Lappentang |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dulse come from?
Borrowed from Irish duileasc, Scottish Gaelic duileasg; compare Welsh delysg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).